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Judge Strikes Down New York Body Armor Ban
A federal judge ruled New York’s ban on most residents buying body armor violates the Second Amendment, finding the state failed to show the restriction fits the nation’s historical tradition of regulating arms. Enacted after the 2022 Buffalo supermarket shooting, the ban’s invalidation was delayed for 14 days to give the state time to appeal.
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About John Sinatra
John Leonard Sinatra Jr. (born 1972) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
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- 1972